The BSG HandCraft booth at this year’s HomebrewCon in Baltimore will be pouring some homebrews from our staff, each highlighting different malts.
Juno Choi brewed a pair of Gaelic ales using malts from MCI and Simpsons. Here are his recipes:
The Caber Tosser Scottish 80/-
Batch size: 5 gallons
Target OG: 1.049
Target IBU: 30
Grain bill:
8 lbs Simpsons Golden Promise
8 oz Simpsons DRC™
8 oz Simpsons Roasted Barley
Single infusion mash at 156°F
Boil:
1 oz East Kent Golding @ FWH
0.5 oz East Kent Golding @ 30′
Cold side:
Cool wort to 64-66°F
Aerate/oxygenate & pitch with Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale™ or Safale S-04
Faugh A Ballagh! Stout
Batch size: 5 gallons
Target OG: 1.048
Target IBU: 28
Grain bill:
7 lbs Malting Company of Ireland Stout Malt
8 oz Simpsons Black Malt
8 oz Simpsons Roasted Barley
4 oz Simpsons Chocolate Malt
Single infusion mash at 150°F
Boil:
1.75 oz Fuggle @ 60′
Cold side:
Cool wort to 64-66°F
Aerate/oxygenate & pitch with Safale S-04